Salt and Pepper Octopus

Name: Salt and Pepper Octopus
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 600g Hairtail; Some Salt and pepper; a little shallot; 40g corn starch; 1 tablespoon Cooking Wine; a little ginger; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon Soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Cumin; a little olive oil

by y Yuanzi y

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

15m

Serving

2

Hairtail is rich in fat, protein, vitamin A, unsaturated fatty acids, phosphorus, calcium, iron, iodine and other essential mineral elements and vitamins. Its sweet taste has the functions of warming the stomach, nourishing skin, replenishing qi, nourishing blood, relaxing muscles and activating blood, anti-inflammatory and phlegm, clearing the brain and relieving diarrhea, eliminating fatigue, refreshing vitality and nourishing the mind. In addition, eating hairtails for pregnant women is beneficial to the development of fetal brain tissue; eating more hairtails for children is beneficial to improve intelligence; eating more hairtails for the elderly can delay brain atrophy and prevent Alzheimer's; women eating more hairtails can make skin smooth and moisturized, and long black hair. This shows that hairtail is an ideal nourishing food for the elderly, children, and pregnant women.

Salt and Pepper Octopus

1. Wash the octopus and cut into sections, ready with green onion, ginger and garlic

2. Put the octopus in a deep basin, add green onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, light soy sauce, and salt and pepper to mix evenly for marinating. For more than half an hour, you can turn it halfway.

3. Cornstarch and salt and pepper mix

4. Coat the marinated hairtail with a layer of starch

5. All wrapped up

6. Brush the bottom of the pan with a layer of oil and heat it up

7. Add the octopus section and fry on low heat

8. Pay attention to turning it over, brown and fry on both sides before serving

Tips:
Pay attention to the smell when buying hairtails. If there is a strong fishy smell, it is not suitable to choose. Secondly, the fish body is grayish white or silver gray. The silvery white "scales" of the fish body are evenly distributed, which means it is relatively fresh. Again, we need to see if the fish belly is damaged. Or become soft. If the fish belly is damaged or soft, it means that it has been in a non-frozen environment for too long and it is not suitable to choose. Finally, choose those hairtails with a wider body width. At the same time, avoid the beginning and tail hairtails, but choose If the middle section of the hairtail is purchased as a whole, you can remove the head by yourself.

The fish is more fishy, so it is suitable for braising, sweet and sour, and frying. It is not suitable for steaming.

If you can’t finish buying more hairtail at one time, you can wash the purchased hairtail, dry the water, cut into small pieces, and put a little salt on it and freeze it in the refrigerator. This will not only make the hairtail taste good, but also keep it longer. Long time.

If the fried octopus does not taste enough, you can sprinkle some salt and pepper on the surface to adjust it according to personal taste.